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1895.11.12

Fire fan made of woven palm leaf. [LKG 01/09/2009]

1895.11.12

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fire fan made of woven palm leaf. [LKG 01/09/2009]
Long description
Fire fan made of woven palm leaf. The fan has an overall gold-yellow hue with some small patches of blueish-grey. The fan has a curving outer edge and straight sides which angle inwards slightly, towards the base of the fan and its handle. The handle is made from the gathered and bound ends of the interwoven palm leaf used to make the fan. The ends have been bound using plant fibre which has a dark brown colour. There is a central support through the centre of the fan, a stick of a reddish brown hue. [LKG 01/09/2009]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 06/1895
Date collected
By June 1895
Acquisition information
Donated: 1895
Materials and processes
Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry, Process Woven, Process Bound, Process Tied, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Width 320 mm, Length 255 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1895.11.12

Search terms: Fire, Fan, Fire Accessory

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